Laurens de Dijon

Laurens de Dijon (1150-1201), also known as Lawrence of Dijon, was an Antiochene nobleman.

Biography
Prince Laurens, also known as Lawrence of Dijon, was born into a French royal family that came from eastern France in the Burgundy region. A devout Christian, he professed his wishes for joining a crusade and made a pilgrimage to the Holy Lands in 1175. In 1176, he was adopted by King Bohemond III of Antioch, and he became a trusted general. Accompanying his father on many quests, Laurens was responsible for commanding part of the Crusader army at Montgisard in 1177 and Hattin in 1187, during which he was captured. Laurens’ ransom was not necessary; Sultan Saladin chivalrously released the prisoners. Laurens de Dijon continued to fight the Saracens until his natural death in 1201.